Hooters Air Ceramic Coffee Mug

$12.99

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Start the day with a story from the more unexpected side of American aviation. Hooters Air operated from Myrtle Beach between 2003 and 2006, using Pace Airlines-operated flights to connect travelers with golf destinations under a bold Hooters of America identity. From orange-and-white aircraft to the Club Class name, the airline built a distinctive legacy in only a few years. This coffee mug is made for aviation-history readers, collectors, office desks, and travel-memory conversations.

Hooters Air was a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina airline that operated from March 6, 2003, to April 17, 2006. Founded by Hooters of America restaurant owner Robert Brooks after he acquired Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Pace Airlines in December 2002, the airline was owned by Hooters of America and all flights were operated by Pace. It combined scheduled USDOT public charters with ad hoc private charters, using H1 for public charters and Pace's Y5 code for ad hoc service. Marketed as a link to Myrtle Beach's golf destinations, Hooters Air used orange-and-white aircraft with Hooters branding and offered Club Class seating, leather seats, and complimentary meals on flights over one hour. Service to Rockford was scheduled to end January 5, 2006, and commercial operations were suspended January 9. Its final flight traveled from Myrtle Beach to Newark on April 17, 2006. Pace Airlines continued charter operations until September 2009.